News and press releases

On this page, we provide information on topical issues. We also publish key press releases as news. All our media releases can be found in STT's newsroom (in Finnish).

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  RELEASE: World championship in professional skills will take place in Helsinki in October

  The WorldSkills Championships, held between October 20 and October 23, are a unique opportunity to get to know the world's top professionals. The event is free for the audience and will take place at the Messukeskus fair centre in connection with the I love me expo.

  6.10.2022

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  Finland’s top professionals awarded in Taitaja, the national skills competition of Finland

  The Finnish championship medals for youths’ vocational skills have been awarded today.

  19.5.2022

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  French Abilympics guests in Finland

  Finnish and French students faced each other in the Abilympics training competition taking place at the Live and Luovi vocational colleges in Helsinki.

  10.5.2022

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  Teija Ripattila on her work in the Board of WorldSkills Europe

  Teija Ripattila will be the Chair of WSE for the 2021–2022 term of office. Her task is to reform the rules and regulations of the association in cooperation with the members, the Board, the Secretariat and other partners.

  16.2.2022

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  New Board begins work under the leadership of Chair Marja Vartiainen

  The Board consists of 19 education experts from education administrations, vocational education and training institutions, companies, and employer and employee organisations.

  21.1.2022

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  Seija Rasku: More than a decade in the Board of Skills Finland

  Twenty years have passed since Seija Rasku's first visit to a skills competition and ten years since she was elected Chair of the Board. The past years have brought countless moments of joy and new lessons learned, both at home and abroad. But now it's time for a breath of fresh air as the Skills Finland Board elects a new Chair at its meeting in January 2022.

  19.1.2022

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  Teija Ripattila chairs the WorldSkills Europe Board

  Ripattila Teija will be Chair until the General Assembly in June 2022, when her mandate as a Board Member will come to an end.

  28.9.2021

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  A big thank you from Eija Alhojärvi

  CEO of Skills Finland Eija Alhojärvi retires after a long and successful career.

  24.3.2021

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  Strategy 2030 – Skills Finland towards the world's best vocational expertise

  Skills Finland's ordinary meeting has approved of Skills Finland's new strategy "Skills Finland 2030". The chairperson of the board, Seija Rasku writes about the new strategy and the changes it brings with it.

  22.1.2020